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Rising property prices, household debt and unemployment have increased the risks in bank mortgage books, said Philip Lowe, the deputy governor of the Reserve Ba…
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The total of residential term loans to households held by all authorised lenders was $1.30 trillion, according to APRA.
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Busselton first-homebuyers will no longer receive a $3000 grant for buying an existing home, after it was axed in the 2015-16 State Budget.
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The professionalism of Sunshine Coast building designers continues to impress on a state and national level.
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From inner-city apartment markets and coastal hot spots to big regional towns, while the property types may differ vastly the one thing these suburbs and towns …
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The Sydney weekend auction market weakened a tad from its record-breaking run of the past few months.
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People seem to love the idea of “macro-prudential” measures. It all sounds new and rather exciting, but in truth the term simply refers to financial regulation …
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Banks are taking immediate steps to slow the rapid growth in lending to property investors, in response to action by regulators to prevent the housing market fr…
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For property investors looking for finance with Bankwest, gone are the days when a 5 per cent deposit will be acceptable.
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Queensland dominates the list of where the best property bargains can be found.
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Home owners paying off a mortgage on the house they live in are on the way to becoming the new prime customer for the nation's banks.
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The 2015 Sydney housing boom has achieved the dubious distinction of bubble status, replete with rampant FOMO (fear of missing out) and key parts of the market …
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